Environment/Green Issues
News associated with environmental, green and reneable energy issues linked to ports. Includes efforts to reduces port and ship emissions such as cold ironing. Application of national and European Union environmental and renewable energy policies. This includes new facilities for the production of ammonia, biofuels, hydrogen and vegetable oils.
Port Authority of Venice will receive €21.7 million for nine projects relating to energy efficiency
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – As part of the Green Ports program, the Port Authority of Venice will receive €21.7 million ($23.8...
Port of Algeciras receives fourth PERS certification
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – The southern Spanish port of Algeciras has received its fourth PERS certificate since it joined the...
Quarter of EU shipping will run on LNG by 2030 locking in fossil fuels for decades
News Release – EU policies to clean up shipping will lead to replacement of conventional marine fuels with fossil liquid natural gas (LNG), with little...
Port of Barcelona to invest €110 million in its Nexigen project to decarbonise port activity and improve air quality
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has announced that it plans to invest €110 million ($124.7 million) in the...
Port Authority of Málaga begins the second phase of its Iniciativa Puerto Verde
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – The Port Authority of Malaga begins the second phase of its “Iniciativa Puerto Verde”...
Port of Barcelona has renewed its PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certification
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has renewed its PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certification, the...
Aker Clean Hydrogen and Kuehne+Nagel to Accelerate Green Container Shipping
Aker Clean Hydrogen, a global integrated clean hydrogen, ammonia and methanol producer, and Kuehne+Nagel, the world’s largest sea logistics provider, are...
France: the EIB joins the international effort for environmental-friendly ports
News Release – European Investment Bank (EIB) – February 11, 2022 Today, at the One Ocean Summit in Brest (France), a number of port authorities...
Maersk: Liner shipping: the first sector to charter the course towards major energy transition and decarbonization
Maersk – Press Release – February 10, 2022 A successful and efficient transition to green energy requires an expanded IMO GHG Strategy. Container...
Port of Taranto hosts Italy’s first offshore wind turbine
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) February 9, 2022 – Located within the Port of Taranto, work on the first first offshore wind turbine in Italy, and the...
Port of Algeciras cuts its carbon footprint in half
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2022 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has obtained the “CALCULO-REDUZCO” seal...
€13 million investment in a shore-to-ship Freeport project
Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi provided details on the...
Fundación Valenciaport participates in the ILIAD project to develop an innovative digital twin of the ocean
Valencia – 01.02.22. Today the kick-off meeting of the ILIAD project (Integrated Digital framework for Comprehensive Maritime Data And Information...
Enagás, Repsol and the Port Authority of Cartagena to study new circular economy project
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – Enagás (BME:ENG), via subsidiary e4efficiency, Repsol (BME:REP) and the Port Authority...
Rotterdam tops ranking of port carbon polluters
Transport & Environment – Press Release – February 2, 2022 The port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14 million tonnes of CO2 each year,...
Ship to Shore system at Malta Freeport Terminals
Malta Freeport Terminals CEO Alex Montebello has welcomed an announcement by Malta Minister for Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri that the tender for a...
Ecoslops doubles revenue in 2021
Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – Ecoslops, which recycles oil residues, has reported revenue of €12.43 million ($13.9 million), up +116%...
Baleà ria builds the first electric ship to have zero-emissions during port stays
Baleà ria presented the construction of the first electric passenger and cargo ferry that will be pollution free during port stays and approaches –...
DP World joins forces with Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Global leader in supply chain solutions DP World reinforces its commitment to being a world leader in sustainability by entering a strategic partnership with...
Enel X and Grimaldi join forces for the sustainability of ships in port
The Enel Group’s global business line and the Neapolitan group’s maritime transport and logistics company sign a memorandum of understanding for...